| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Garfield, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Loop Road, Mt. Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Winter lot is not plowed -- perhaps 3 inches of fresh powder, and a now-obliterated plow berm off of Route 3. Our passenger vehicle with snow tires had no problems. We were the last car in the lot today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All are bridged but care is advised. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several blowdowns on the trail -- none are an issue. A couple are barely-buried stepovers of a few inches in diameter, and at least three more are very large duck-unders, two of which are de-limbed and the third could use just a couple of snips to remove the in-the-face branches. And, there's one more, a 6-inch duck-under leaning birch at the edge of the footpath mid-way through the switchbacks. Otherwise, a really, really nice trail right now with respect to blowdowns. |
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 | Comments: |
Ten people in snowshoes today -- trail is reasonably packed down low, but not really consolidated up top -- still a bit uneven. Gale River Loop Road has a nice snowshoe track on it through 3-6 inches of fresh powder.
We assumed that everything would be unbroken this morning when we arrived and we were prepared to break trail -- but thank you so much to the groups ahead of us who packed things out. What a nice surprise!
We were the last folks up to the summit and had it to ourselves for quite some time. No wind, cold temps but warm direct sunlight. Visibility for miles...
An absolute delight for Christmas Day.
NOTE: no recent activity on Garfield Ridge Trail in either direction |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-12-25 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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